You Want To Be Astonished?

672- Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 2Sa 22:27a, “With the pure You will show Yourself pure;” (2 Sam 22:27a) Let's continue looking at these these spiritual laws of cause and effect. These are sure promises from the very mouth of God. Here God promises to show Himself pure to those who are pure. OK, what does that mean? Perhaps the best explanation of purity can be found in the Sermon on the Mount. It was here that Jesus said “ Mt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.” A paraphrase of this passage would sound something like this, “How fortunate are the sincerely hopeful, for they shall be astonished in seeing God!” A person who is pure in heart lives his life without ulterior motives. What you see is what you get. There is no attempt at deception or distortion. The pure in heart make lousy poker players because they can't hide how they feel. The world views this trait as a curse, but are you kidding me? It's these kind of believers that God promises to show Himself in astonishing ways! The word “see” here means to gaze with wide open eyes at something remarkable! That's the kind of eye-popping stuff that God promises to the pure in heart. A classic example of someone pure in heart is Nathaniel. When Phillip told him that they had found the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. He responded with complete honesty, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Refreshing honesty....purity. Not very complimentary, but honest. The pure in heart aren't perfect, but always willing to believe the best about others and so Nathaniel goes with Phillip to meet Jesus. What's the first thing Jesus said when He saw Nathaniel coming? “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit! ( Behold! Look folks, here is a guy who is pure in heart!) Now watch what Jesus does next. He tells Nathaniel that He was familiar with Nathaniel when he was just a little baby under the fig tree. Nathaniel was astonished! (The reward for the pure in heart!) But Jesus went on to say, that Nathaniel, (the pure in heart) hadn't seen anything yet, Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man." You want to be astonished by God? Then ask the Holy Spirit to help you put away the facade. Be refreshingly real, look and hope for the best in others!Blessed are the pure in heart, they will see astonishing things from God!